Publications

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Many of our publications are available in electronic format. To read a publication, click on the title of the publication. Alternatively, please contact us if you are interested in any of the Australian Alps Liaison Committee publications that are listed here but not available in print or in electronic format.

The frog hunters

Possums in the sky

The Origin of the Alps

Fly through the Alps

Care for the Alps - leave no trace

Created when time began, protected for time to come

General interest and education

Australian Alps brochures
Australian Alps code of conduct
- Care for the Alps - Leave no trace
- Download the old code brochures here
Australian Alps Walking Track guide - 2005
Australian Alps Walking Track map guide - 2009
Climate Change and the Australian Alps factsheet - 2010
Australian Alps Education Kit - 2012
Australian Alps National Landscape Tourism Strategy - 2010
Australian Alps Clue Kit - Australian Alps Liaison Committee, 1995
A fun educational booklet for children to enjoy as they travel through the Australian Alps | Out of print

Corporate publications

Agreements

Memorandum of Understanding: Australian Alps national parks - Australian Alps Liaison Committee

Strategies

Annual reports

Conference and workshop proceedings

Australian Alps Liaison Committee - 6th Science Management Forum presentations | Albury, 12-13 June 2012
Australian Alps first people's gathering | Jindabyne 30 April - 2 May 2010
Proceedings of an International Year of Mountains conference - 2003
Australian Alps national parks: Human waste management workshop - March 2000
Mountain walking track management best practice field forum - 2001
The Australian Alps National Parks co-operative management : a bibliography of information on the conservation and management of alpine ecosystems compiled by Kestel Research, Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service, 1988. Out of print
The Australian Alps national parks co-operative management : proceedings of the Catchment Management Workshop and second working meeting of officers from management agencies edited by R Good, Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service, 1987. Out of print
The Australian Alps national parks co-operative management : proceedings of the Recreation Management Workshop and the third working meeting of officers from management agencies edited by I Garven, Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service, 1987. Out of print
The Australian Alps national parks co-operative management: proceedings of a working meeting of officers from management agencies - Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service, 1986. Out of print
Transfrontier Mountain Protected Areas Workshop, the Australian Alps - Australian Alps Liaison Committee, 1995 | IUCN supported workshop. Out of print

Other

Australian Alps National Parks | Green guidelines for event planning - 2010
Australian Alps national parks - Style guide - 2008
Evaluation of the Australian Alps Liaison Committee - AACM International for Australian Alps Liaison Committee, 1997
Out of print
Managing the Australian Alps: a history of cooperative management of the Australian Alps national parks (PDF - 3400 KB ) - Peter Crabb, Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies and Australian Alps Liaison Committee, 2003
Terms of Reference - Australian Alps Indigenous Reference Group (AAIRG) - 2008
Transborder protected area cooperation - L.S. Hamilton et al for Australian Alps Liaison Committee, 1996
Out of print

Research and reports

Cultural resources

Aboriginal community directions for heritage management in the Australian Alps - M Goulding and K Buckley in association with Context Pty Ltd for Australian Alps Liaison Committee, 2002 | A report arising from the Australian Alps Aboriginal Heritage and Directions Study. Out of print.
Advice on the conservation of the physical features of Willis - B Egloff and K Baker for Australian Alps Liaison Committee, 1994 | Out of print.
Australian Alps mining heritage conservation and presentation strategy - 2002
A bibliography of oral histories on the Australian Alps - S Hodges, Australian Alps Liaison Committee, 1996 | Annotated bibliography of 465 recorded oral histories from people associated with the Australian Alps. Out of print
Cultural heritage of the Australian Alps - Edited by B Scougall. Australian Alps Liaison Committee, 1992 | Proceedings of the 1991 Symposium (Jindabyne). | Available from Tabletop Press rrp. $19.95 email - tabletoppress@bigpond.com
Cultural landscape management guidelines - 1996
Guide to building conservation works - Cultural Heritage Services Division, NSW NPWS, 1998 | Describes major aspects of conservation of a range of vernacular buildings typical of those found in national parks. Out of print.
International significance of the cultural values of the Australian Alps - 1999
Mountains of science - 2001
Remembering lost places in the Alps - R Kaufman and Australian Alps Liaison Committee, 2006 | A tribute to the places lost in the 2003 bushfires. | Available from Tabletop Press rrp. $14.95 email - tabletoppress@bigpond.com
The scientific significance of the Australian Alps - edited by R Good, 1988 | Proceedings of the first Fenner Conference on the Environment. Out of print.
Victorian Alpine Huts Heritage Survey - Graeme Butler and Associates for Australian Alps Liaison Committee, 1996 | Detailed heritage assessment of about 110 huts in the Alpine National Park. Out of print.

Natural resources

Climate change research and monitoring needs for the Australian Alps National Parks: Survey of Parks Staff and researchers | C Pickering, D Guitart, M Ballantyne and C Morrison | 2013
Caring for our Australian Alps catchments - Summary report for policy makers | Dept of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency | 10 October 2011
History slices | dendrochronology research on Podocarpus lawrencei (the Mountain Plum Pine)
Making the alps | geology and geomorphology of the alpine landscape - News from the Alps #41
Ribbon of hope lengthens | the Great Eastern Ranges nature corridor - News from the Alps #41
Alpine rehabilitation manual for alpine and sub-alpine environments in the Australian Alps - G Parr-Smith and V Polley, Australian Alps Liaison Committee, 1998 | Out of print. Superceded by The Australian Alps rehabilitation manual, 2006
Development of a sampling framework for the Australian Alps stream health monitoring project - N Davies & R Norris, CRC for Freshwater Ecology, 1999 | Technical report. Out of print.
Distribution and abundance of the Alpine Tree Frog Litoria verreauxii alpina in the Australian Alps national parks - D Hunter, W Osborne and M Smith, 1997 | Report on the first seasons survey (1996-97). Out of print.
Les Alpes Australiennes: revue de geographie alpine - Grenoble : Institut de geographie alpine, 1992 | Essays in French and English on all aspects of the Australian Alps. | Available from Tabletop Press rrp. $19.95 email - tabletoppress@bigpond.com
Prevalence of the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in Populations of Two Frog Species in the Australian Alps - 2009
Protecting the natural treasures of Australian Alps - 2001
Review of water quality studies in the Australian Alps - N Davies and R Norris, CRC for Freshwater Ecology, 1999 | Technical Report. Out of print.
Restoration of Mires (bogs and fens) in the Australian Alps following domestic stock grazing and the impacts of the 2003 wildfires - 2009
Snow: a natural history, an uncertain future - edited by K Green, Australian Alps Liaison Committee, 1998 | A collection of papers examining the possible consequences of global warming on the natural environments of the Australian Alps. Out of print.
The ability of Spotted-tailed Quolls to locate and consume meat baits deployed during a simulated aerial baiting program - 2000
The Australian Alps rehabilitation manual - 2006
The conservation status of frogs in the Australian Alps: a review - G Gillespie, W Osborne and N McElhinney, Australian Alps Liaison Committee, 1995 | Out of print.
The international significance of the natural values of the Australian Alps - May 1994
Wildguide: Plants and animals of the Australian Alps - B Cameron-Smith, Envirobooks | Available from Tabletop Press rrp. $19.95 email - tabletoppress@bigpond.com

Pest animal species

Wild dogs in the Australian Alps factsheet - 2007
Dogs in space - tracking initiative factsheet - November 2009
Feral Horse management factsheet - 2010
Aerial survey of feral horses in the Australian Alps - August 2009
Assessing the Impact of Feral Horses on Frost Hollow Communities - April 2009
Population ecology of feral horses in the Australian Alps Management Summary - April 2005
Feral horse management: Report of a workshop - March 2004
Feral horse impact monitoring - Consultants project brief - January 1999
Assessment of impacts of feral horses (Equus caballus) in the Australian Alps - January 1999
Report on the feasibility of assessing feral horse densities in the Australian Alps Parks using a strip-transect method - January 1996
Feral horses in the alps: Report of a workshop - June 1993
The impact of feral horses (Equus caballus) on sub-alpine and montane environments in Australia - a thesis - 1990
Feral pig management in the Australian Alps national parks - April 2005

Pest plants

Willow the weed | willow eradication work in the alps - News from the Alps #41
Alps invaders: Weeds of the high country - edited by G Sainty, J Hosking and S Jacobs, new edition 2007 | A full-colour weed identification book. | Available from Tabletop Press rrp.$9.95 email - tabletoppress@bigpond.com

Fire

Long term monitoring for fire management - 10 years on for the Australian Alps fire plots - 2013
Priceless plots | research using fire ecology plots throughout the alps - News from the Alps #41
Restoration of Mires (bogs and fens) in the Australian Alps following domestic stock grazing and the impacts of the 2003 wildfires - 2009
Bibliography of the 2003 South-eastern Australian bushfires and their effects - 2006
Beyond the bushfires 2003: Environmental issues in the Australian Alps - September 2004
Effects of fire on fauna in the Australian Alps national parks: a database - 1998
Fire biodiversity in the Australian Alps national parks - 2005
Fire in the cycle of life - 2004
Fire history of the Australian Alps - Prehistory to 2003 - 2006

Recreation and management

Maintaining a balance | managing landscape and tourism for all - News from the Alps #41
Australian Alps national parks: Human waste management workshop - March 2000
Australian Alps recreation strategy - June 2001
Australian Alps Walking Track management strategy 2005 - 2008 - June 2005
Australian Alps Walking Track Strategy & Operational Plan: Works Program 2008 - 2010 - July 2008
Mountain walking track management best practice field forum - 2001

Newsletters

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